Volume 10, Number 28

July 11 2005 Vol. 10, No. 28 THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS AP's 50th Anniversary: Call to Students The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast A Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind AP'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY: CALL TO STUDENTS http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=1167484 Time is short but if you are in contact with any of your former students whose lives were influenced by the Advanced Placement Program, consider having them read the post on the ap-calculus discussion or the ap-stat discussion and contact Peter McCormick to tell their story. http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=1167603 "Veronica Chambers is compiling accounts from former students whose lives were influenced by the Advanced Placement Program. Her article will appear in the fall issue of The College Board Review, which will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of AP." The deadline is Tuesday, July 12. \|/ MATH FORUM DISCUSSIONS http://mathforum.org/kb/ The Math Forum's discussion archives include many mathematics and math education-related newsgroups, mailing lists, and Web-based discussions. Registration is free and will provide you with customizable features. So, what's new about this discussion area? http://mathforum.org/kb/help.jspa#new -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- THE MONTANA MATH ENTHUSIAST (TMME) http://www.montanamath.org/TMME/ The Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) has posted issues of their journal, The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast: - TMME Vol. 1, no. 1 with articles addressing the role of mathematics education research and the standards for best practices in the elementary classroom - TMME Vol. 1, no. 2 with articles addressing contemporary and historical topics in geometry - TMME Vol. 2, no. 1 with several articles related to classroom practices as well as an article that discusses the usefulness of Taxicab Geometry to real world problems Each article is displayed in PDF format. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- A CREATIVE ENCOUNTER OF THE NUMERICAL KIND http://studenthome.nku.edu/%7Ewebquest/gabbard/ Alice Gabbard has created a webquest for her middle grades mathematics students, challenging them to create their own numerals and base four number system for an alien civilization. The webquest pages include: - Introduction - Task - Process - Evaluation - Conclusion - Teacher Page Comments Materials Links to Introductory Activities Links to Background Information Curriculum Standards -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: The Math Forum @ Drexel http://mathforum.org/ Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Problems of the Week http://mathforum.org/pow/ Mathematics Library http://mathforum.org/library/ Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Teacher2Teacher http://mathforum.org/t2t/ Discussion Groups http://mathforum.org/kb/ Join the Math Forum http://mathforum.org/join.forum.html Send comments to the Math Forum Internet Newsletter editors Donations http://www.drexel.edu/ia/mathforum/ Ask Dr. Math Books http://mathforum.org/pubs/dr.mathbooks.html _o \o_ __| \ / |__ o _ o/ \o/ __|- __/ \__/o \o | o/ o/__/ /\ /| | \ \ / \ / \ /o\ / \ / \ / | / \ / \

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